Men's Health
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Pearly penile lesions
Clinical Inquiries
Should we screen adults for asymptomatic microhematuria?
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Screening patients for asymptomatic microhematuria does not appear to improve outcomes, since screening does not identify a...
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Four-year prostate cancer screening interval is effective
BACKGROUND: Screening for prostate cancer is still controversial as it has not been shown to decrease mortality. A large randomized screening...
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Painful genital ulcers
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Does finasteride prevent prostate cancer?
BACKGROUND: Androgens play an important role in the development of prostate cancer.
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Many abnormal PSA test results normalize over time
BACKGROUND: PSA is frequently used for prostate cancer screening.
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Optimal digoxin range for men is 0.5 to 0.8 ng/mL
BACKGROUND: The Digitalis Investigation Group (DIG) trial of patients with heart failure found no effect on mortality from digoxin therapy at...
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Is terazosin helpful in chronic prostatitis?
BACKGROUND: Lifetime prevalence of chronic prostatitis in men aged 40 to 79 years is 5%, resulting in significant morbidity, unnecessary...
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Korean red ginseng effective for treatment of erectile dysfunction
BACKGROUND: Is Korean red ginseng effective in the treatment of erectile dysfuntion? Although many treatments for erectile dysfunction are...
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Early radical prostatectomy improves disease-specific but not overall survival
BACKGROUND: Does radical prostatectomy for early prostate cancer improve survival? Radical prostatectomy is frequently used in treating early...
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Vasectomy not a risk factor for prostate cancer
Cox B, Sneyd MJ, Paul C, Delahunt B, Skegg DCG. Vasectomy and the risk of prostate cancer. JAMA 2002; 287:3110–5.